The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an aggregate of N400 billion for various contracts in the Ministry of Works and Housing, including an augmentation worth N260 billion for the East-West Road project.
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This was disclosed to State House Correspondents after the weekly Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande.
Akande, who delivered the brief on behalf of the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the approval for the East-West Road work was targeted at remediation works, especially for the sections washed off by the recent floods.
He also disclosed that a total sum of N140 billion was approved for the urgent repairs and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide.
“First, he presented a memo that shows the federal government’s continued engagement in bringing succor and resolving issues around the recent flooding. He got approval for the variation order in respect of repair works on the East West road project affected during the recent flooding occurrences in the Niger Delta.
“So the approval was for a variation order for the East West road project sections 1-4 from Warri to Port Harcourt, Eket, Oron, including Oron-Eket bypass in the sum of N260 billion, thereby increasing the total contract sum for the outstanding sections 1-4 of the East West road projects from the sum of formerly N246 billion to N506 billion.
“The Minister for Works and Housing also got approval for the award of contracts for the urgent repairs, and special general maintenance of a few roads nationwide. This includes the construction of Gogora Guru Road in Yobe state, in the sum of N40 billion, with a completion time of 36 months.
“He also got approval for the rehabilitation of the 90-kilometre Buni Gari Gulani road also in Yobe state in the sum of N4 billion with a completion period of 36 months.
“Also, finally regarding urgent repairs, and in some of these roads also for the reconstruction of water cooperation, drive at Trinity Avenue Victoria Island Lagos state that too was also approved in the sum of N2 billion with a completion period of 36 months.
“Finally, the Minister for housing also got approval for the award of contract for the dualization and reconstruction of the Kano-Kwana-Ganja-Adeja road in Kano and Jigawa states, section Kano to Salu. This was approved in the sum of N94 billion inclusive of 7.5 percent VAT with a completion period of 24 months”, Akande said.
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